English Explanatory Dictionary

Fischer esterification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The esterification of a carboxylic acid by heating it with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid as the catalyst.

Word forms

Fischer esterification Fischer esterifications

Etymology

Named for Emil Fischer, the chemist who first described this reaction.

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